Rocky III | Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire

Rocky III | Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire | ROCKY III: Holds Up Well

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Rocky III

	Rocky III Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire MGM (Video & DVD), 2005 average customer review:based on 78 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Rockey is Great!

This film bring back good memories of Mr. T and Holk Hogan! A must ahve to complete the Rockey series. Can't wait unitl the new movie come out on DVD.

ROCKY III: Holds Up Well

Whenever any motion picture does well at the boxoffice, there is likely to be a sequel. In the case of ROCKY, the continuing saga of the never say die fighter resonated on many levels with the audience. In the original and the sequel, Sylvester Stallone was the dramatic center around which revolved a number of able suppporting actors, all of whom bounced off him at all the right moments. By the time ROCKY III appeared, Adrian (Talia Shire), Mickey (Burgess Meredith), and Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) had already thoroughly esconced themselved in the screen mythos of those who served to humanize a figure that was so like us that we tended to overlook the severity of his ring beatings to see how he could change to meet changing times and changing opponents.

At the conclusion of ROCKY II, Rocky had done the near impossible; he had regained the title from the supremely talented Apollo Creed. It seemed almost natural that given his age of 34, that it would be wise for him to retire with his wits and eyesight intact. In fact, with the opening reel of ROCKY III, this is how the film seems headed. But given the first two, the audience does not mind being led down a false path. This path includes a humorous boxing-wrestling match with Thunderlips (Hulk Hogan). Those who denigrate the entire series for its mindless body bashing tend to overlook this match as a needed interlude that gets the plot back on track. In steps Clubber Lang (Mr. T), a brute of a basher whose entire existence seems geared more toward humiliating Rocky Balboa than in gaining his title. Their first encounter provides some revelatory aspects of both fighters. Lang is a pre-Mike Tyson thug who can elevate himself only by lowering others. His vicious verbal bile and sexual innuendo towards Adrian serve to highlight a man who can not adjust to overcome a new environment. His thuggishness serves as a dramatic counterpoint towards Rocky who can adjust but needs to admit the reality of inner personal demons. There is the beach scene in which Rocky and Adrian confront the ugly truth that the fear that he has successfully sublimated in the past, he must now push to the forefront. Apollo Creed soon picks up the job from Adrian of reclaiming Rocky's soul. The film suffers somewhat during the obligatory scenes of male bonding which re-establishes Rocky's moral center, yet the catchy Eye of the Tiger music helps the audience speed forward such maudlin scenes, which set up the rematch. Here the focus is more on Lang than on Balboa. Clubber Lang tries the same tactics that worked so well in their first fight. As these strategies begin to blow up in his face, the audience can see that the transformation of Rocky from one who has refused to see the light to one who has is not duplicated by the more physically imposing but less adaptable Clubber Lang. The ending is a predictable yet still enjoyable finale which carries a subtext that might and right do not always add up to victory. Sometimes, one must first confront and overcome the most vicious opponent of all, one's own self. ROCKY III says this better than nearly any other movie.

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More Punches Than Any Boxing Movie in History

Sylvester Stallone's "Rocky III" (1982) goes the distance as a pop-culture time capsule - featuring Mr. T, Hulk Hogan and Survivor's smash hit "Eye of the Tiger." The film's slickness becomes its salvation, with an incredibly high punching rate during the climactic bout. Fast-moving escapism and the best Stallone-directed sequel apart from "Rocky Balboa."

Good movie

My Husband loves this movie. I gave it three stars because it's not my favorite one in the series.

Rocky III - Review

The third chapter in the life of Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) finds Rocky's lifestyle of wealth and idleness suddenly shaken when a powerful fighter known as Clubber Lang (Mr. T) challenges Rocky to a bout. After soundly losing, the previously overconfident champ begins training for a rematch -- with the help of former opponent Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). Talia Shire and Burgess Meredith reprise their roles from the first two films.

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